Author: Amanda Hancock
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A COVID-era concert at Red Rocks shows an eerily different world of live music
MORRISON — To make sense of a pandemic concert at Red Rocks, you have to think about what’s missing. The sea of cars in the parking lot and the long wait to get inside. The lines for beer and bumping into people while you find your seat. The echoey sound of people talking over each…
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The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz recalls the rise to becoming Colorado’s favorite band
It’s hard to know in the moment what you’ll remember as magical. Like that late Tuesday night in the living room of an old, echoey Colorado Springs house when the show was over, but two little-known bands decided to play just one more song. While the musicians covered the folk anthem “Skinny Love” and a…
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Drive-in movies in Colorado Springs and beyond to see this weekend
Here’s a look at what’s showing at drive-in theaters around the state. Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre A drive-in movie series continues at Red Rocks this weekend with “Selena” on Friday, “Remember the Titans” on Saturday and “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” on Sunday. Tickets, which cost $59.50 per car, are available at denverfilm.org…
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The pandemic sent country singer Clare Dunn home to Colorado, where she’s always inspired
Everyone has a story of where they were when life changed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Clare Dunn had just driven her black pickup all the way from Nashville to her hometown in southeast Colorado. She came to spend time with family and to accept an award in Greeley; The Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards…
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Country star Kane Brown is latest to see at drive-in theaters around Colorado
Country star Kane Brown is the latest singer coming to a drive-in movie theater near you. Theaters across the country, including several in Colorado, will screen a never-before-seen concert performed by Brown on Sept. 26. Christian band For King & Country serendipitously made an anthem of hope for 2020 The event, presented by Encore Drive-In…
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Colorado pretzel-maker’s world ‘turned upside down’ after starting delivery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As Mark Anthony Bryant likes to tell, pretzels were invented because of prayer. A while back, Bryant heard the legend that nearly two centuries ago a monk made the world’s first pretzels to reward children…
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Colorado brewery starts drive-in movie nights to give customers social and safe option
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s a new drive-in movie theater in town. Without being able to do what a brewery usually does, FH Beerworks East is coming up with ways to draw customers to its taproom off North Powers…
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With big weddings on hold, eloping is looking good to couples in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s not a great time to have a big wedding scheduled. That’s why Sean Oblizalo’s inbox has been filling up over the last month or so. Subject line: “We want to elope.” After having to…
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Colorado band keeps live shows rolling during outbreak with a school bus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The roommates never got that big, floral couch inside. When they were moving into their house on Platte Avenue, the sofa wouldn’t fit through the doorway. So it got left on the porch. The couch…
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Virtual running starts up in Colorado as road races and group runs are called off
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Until now, Brady Archer couldn’t tell you the last time he’s run 10 days in a row. He’s has more time to run since the coronavirus crisis began. But there’s a downside. He’s been running…